One of this years big classroom make overs was in our art center. Last year we only had one table in the area and it was challenging for the children to create with multiple art mediums at the same time. The Solution We created three different zones in our art studio to allow children the opportunity to work with several art mediums all at the same time. Here is what we did. We placed a small rectangle table on the far wall of the studio and hung a shelf above. This area is now the clay table. Here two children can work together sculpting creations out of clay. Clay working tools are located right above on the shelf. We placed a large rectangle table in the middle of the studio so that children could create with a wide range of art mediums at the same time and still have room to create. Here children can create collages and 3-D art. We placed another small rectangle table next to sink and dry rack that is used for painting projects. Children are encouraged to prepare their own paint trays for painting. Once they have finished their painting project they wash up the paint tray and paint brushes. Across from the table is two sections of storage shelves that houses a large variety of art supplies. All supplies are accessible at all times for the children to create with.
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We have been very busy this week with one of our favorite unit on Apples. Every body found out how many apple tall they were. We taped cut out apples onto our large building blocks and the children stacked them in order from 1 to 10. Next they stood next to the stack of blocks and asked a friend to help them see how many apples they were. Next they sat down at a table and glued apples to a sheet to show how many they were. Children worked on building their fine motor skills with pinch and cover activities. Children pinched pop poms with cloths pins and placed each pom pom on a work mat. They couldn't wait to go to the peel and stick table after finishing their pinching activity. Children took their time to peel and stick stickers on dots to create a colorful apple tree. We learned about the letter A with a fun color collage activity that turned into an apple when completed. The children strung sparkly beads, painted corks, painted bottle capes, silk leaves and wood beads to make a child created apple tree. We completed a apple counting activity to meet our DRDP assessments that are due in October. Now lets see what we will be up to next weekSeptember 28th to October 3rdThe children will be work on another week of apples to complete our unit of study. Here's what we will be working on... Apples Letter W Self Talk Number 2 3-D Shapes DRDP Assessments My Plans Monday Changing Centers Download Plans![]()
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